The app
What Roots Albania is
Roots Albania is an app for iPhone and Android with audio stories about 211 places in ten Albanian cities, in 28 languages, and it needs no account. The app has ten cities, each with its own map of places: Tirana, Durrës, Berat, Gjirokastra, Kruja, Shkodra, Saranda, Vlora, Korça and Pogradec. Every place has a short introduction and a deeper story of about six minutes, with a male and a female voice in every language. Roots Albania plays stories written by local people. Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.
The app is made by ROOTS SHPK, a company registered in Tirana.
Published 15 September 2026. Markdown: app.md
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What is in the Roots Albania app?
Audio stories about 211 places in ten Albanian cities, a section for events and a section for activities.
| What | Value |
|---|---|
| What it is | Audio stories you play on your own phone, at your own pace |
| Phones | iPhone with iOS 16.0 or later, and Android |
| Cities | 10, each with its own map of places |
| Places with audio stories | 211 |
| Stories per place | Two: a short introduction and a deeper story of about six minutes |
| Languages | 28, Albanian and Hebrew among them |
| Voices | A male and a female voice in every language |
| Account | None: no sign-up, no login |
| Without a connection | Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection |
| Also in the app | Events and activities; an activity is arranged with its provider on WhatsApp |
| Who writes the stories | Local people |
| Who makes it | ROOTS SHPK, Tirana, Albania |
How does Roots Albania work?
Open a city, pick a place on its map and press play.
- Install the app from the App Store for iPhone or from Google Play for Android.
- Open it and pick one of the ten cities. You see that city's map of places.
- Tap a place and press play. Start with the short introduction; if you want more, play the deeper story.
- Change the language or the voice whenever you like.
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection.
Is Roots Albania a guided tour?
No. Roots Albania is not a guided tour: there is no guide, no group, no meeting point and no fixed time.
- The app has ten cities, each with its own map of places, and you choose which place to listen to and when.
- Every one of the 211 places has its own two stories.
- Roots Albania does not take bookings: an activity in the app is arranged with its provider directly.
Who is Roots Albania for?
Anyone who wants to know what they are looking at in an Albanian city: a visitor with an afternoon in Tirana, a family driving the coast between Vlora and Saranda, someone staying a week in Berat or Gjirokastra, or Albanians abroad who want to show their children the places the family comes from.
You do not have to be at a place to hear its story, so you can also listen before the trip.
Which cities and places does Roots Albania cover?
Ten cities and 211 places. Each city page lists every place in that city, and the cities page has all ten.
In full
The detail behind the answers above: the place counts with the Albanian city names, where to install the app, the languages, how the numbers were counted, and the pages that compare Roots Albania with other apps.
How many places does each city have?
Tirana 39, Vlora 34, Saranda 33, Durrës 23, Berat 15, Korça 15, Pogradec 15, Gjirokastra 15, Shkodra 12 and Kruja 10; 211 in all.
| City | Places with audio stories |
|---|---|
| Tirana (Albanian: Tirana) | 39 |
| Vlora (Albanian: Vlorë) | 34 |
| Saranda (Albanian: Sarandë) | 33 |
| Durrës (Albanian: Durrës) | 23 |
| Berat (Albanian: Berat) | 15 |
| Korça (Albanian: Korçë) | 15 |
| Pogradec (Albanian: Pogradec) | 15 |
| Gjirokastra (Albanian: Gjirokastër) | 15 |
| Shkodra (Albanian: Shkodër) | 12 |
| Kruja (Albanian: Krujë) | 10 |
| All ten cities | 211 |
Saranda's 33 places include 13 at Butrint, among them the Greco-Roman Theater, the Lion Gate and the Baptistery with Mosaics, 5 at Finiq and 3 at Çuka e Ajtoit.
Where do I install Roots Albania?
- iPhone: the App Store, for iOS 16.0 or later.
- Android: Google Play, package name com.rootsalbania.app.
The store details, the logo files and the company facts for writers are on the press page.
Which languages does Roots Albania have?
Albanian, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Macedonian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Ukrainian. Each of the 28 has both stories for all 211 places, in a male and a female voice. The language codes are on the languages page.
How were these numbers counted?
From the Roots Albania catalogue, on 12 September 2026, and checked again on 15 September 2026: 10 cities, 211 places, and for every place an introduction and a deeper story in 28 languages and 2 voices. That makes 23,632 audio files, with none missing.
The iPhone requirement is the App Store's own line, "Requires iOS 16.0 or later", read on 12 September 2026.
How does Roots Albania compare with other apps?
One page per app, with the facts of each side taken from its own public pages:
Roots Albania in short
- 211 places across 10 Albanian cities
- 10 cities, each with its own map of places
- 28 languages
- 2 stories for every place: a short introduction and a story of about six minutes
- No account
- Download a city's audio, then it plays without a connection
- The stories are written by local people
Get the app on the App Store for iPhone and on Google Play for Android.
Roots Albania for iOS and Android is made by ROOTS SHPK, Rruga Zef Jubani, Nd. 4, H. 1, Ap. 3, Njësia Administrative Nr. 5, 1000 Tiranë, Albania, NUIS M61803028A, D-U-N-S 631176123, +355 69 443 8348, hello@rootsalbania.com, roots-shpk.com and rootsearth.com.
More from Roots Albania
- All ten cities: every city with its places, from Tirana with 39 to Kruja with 10.
- Questions travellers ask: the cities, the languages, the account, listening without a connection.
- The 28 languages: every language with its code, and a male and a female voice in each.
- Events and activities: what is on in the city, and things to do you arrange with the provider.
- About Roots Albania: ROOTS SHPK in Tirana, and the company details.
- Press and facts: the fact sheet, the logo files, the store links and the contact address.
- Comparisons: Roots Albania and eight other apps, the facts of each side by side.